Wasps are often feared and respected for their ability to sting. Some species may become aggressive if closely approached or disturbed. Others will not sting people or animals until after direct ...

If you love figs, you may have heard some unsettling lore about them: that every fig hides a wasp, because these insects need ...

A wasp sting is painful, but only dangerous to those who are allergic.

Whenever I asked students to tell me how insects were ecologically important, two of the most common responses were “as plant pollinators” and “some insects were vectors/carriers of diseases.” It ...

Wasps are pollinators in the garden, but not insects you want to encounter around your home, yard, or patio—they are more aggressive than bees, and you don't want to get stung while lounging outside.

Wasps can be beneficial pollinators, so only remove them if they nest in high traffic areas. Take away their desire to nest by filling in ground holes, removing food sources, and hanging decoy nests.

Whether you're mowing the lawn or hosting a cookout, the last thing you want to worry about is stinging insects such as wasps. But the truth is that wasps have a somewhat undeserved bad reputation.

Many believe figs contain wasps, but most supermarket varieties are actually bug-free. While fig wasps are vital for ...

When I was a kid, we could earn extra money in the summertime by killing flies and wasps that came into the house. Each fly was worth a whopping penny. It wasn't much, but it added up over the summer.